Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

everything about what lives on Earth


Mushrooms with strange shapes - cordyceps (Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides) maczużnik nasięźrzałowy

17 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

[EN] The mushroom does not have a hat in the literal sense, because it has a head. Its shape varies from round to ovate, club-shaped and sometimes forked. The head can be up to 6 cm high. The color of the fungus changes intensely with age. The you...

Passer domesticus (Wróbel pospolity) - A companion on walks

16 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

[EN]  They can weigh up to 40 g and live in the wild for up to three years. They inhabit almost all of Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa. [PL] Mogą mieć do 40 g wagi, i żyją na wolności do trzech lat. Zasiedlają prawie całą Euro...

Ordinary weed with unusual properties - Dandelion

15 Jun 2021 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

[EN] Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) can be found all over Europe, it is also found in Asia and North Africa. It is often referred to as dandelion. It can be found on almost every lawn, meadow or park. This weed, unwanted in gardens, has many be...

Gomphus clavatus (Siatkoblaszek maczugowaty) - little known edible mushrooms

28 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

[EN] The mushroom can reach 10 cm in height, the diameter of the hat does not exceed 6 cm. The color of the fruit body is most often purple, lilac. The young fruiting body is club-shaped, then it becomes funnel-shaped. The surface is wavy. [PL] Grz...

Half-free morel (Morchella semilibera - Mitrówka półwolna) - edible spring mushroom

16 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Hat / Kapelusz [EN] The mushroom's hat is only more or less half attached to the stem, the rest are separated and free. It is different from the morels, the hat is fused with the stem. The hat is much smaller than other morels, it can be up to 8 cm...

Dead man's fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) - mushrooms with unusual shapes

11 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This is one of the most unusual mushrooms that can be found during mushroom picking - Dead man's fingers To jeden z bardziej niezwykłych grzybów jakie można spotkać podczas grzybobrania - Palce umarlaka Hat, Leg / Kapelusz, Nóżka [EN] The fruiting b...

Ghost Bolete (Leccinum holopus) Koźlarz Białawy - a rare edible mushroom

10 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

[EN] The cap of this mushroom species can reach up to 10 cm in diameter. The color, as the name of the mushroom suggests, is usually white, sometimes with a gray or blue tinge. The shape is similar to that of goats, semicircular at the beginning, an...

Unusual mushrooms - Hydnellum peckii Banker (Kolczakówka kroplista, piekąca)

9 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  [EN] The fungus takes various shapes, it can be spherical, club-shaped, conical, funnel-shaped. The surface is usually white with characteristic blood-red drops of discharge. With age, the tip of the fungus becomes flat, the droplets disappear, it...

Ocypode Ryderi - Crabs in Zanzibar

8 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

[EN] This beautiful sea-land crab is called Ocypode Ryderi. He lives mainly on the sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean. This particular individual lives on the island of Zanzibar. There are two individuals in the photos. One of them lives literally n...

A rare mushroom - Uszak skórnikowaty (Auricularia mesenterica)

7 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

[EN] The fungus does not have a well-shaped hat, it is attached to the side of the ground, i.e. to dead tree trunks. It is outstretched, an adult specimen resembles a fan. Most often it grows singly, but sometimes as it grows, the specimens grow tog...